The letter that Donald Trump left for Joe Biden following his defeat in the 2020 presidential election has been revealed.
For Trump it was a bitter loss, as he never admitted to losing the election and went so far as to repeatedly claim that it was ‘rigged’.
Trump’s hopes in landing his second term were cut short as he failed to get reelected, but he would return to the Oval Office four years later after defeating Biden’s VP Kamala Harris.
He even snubbed Biden’s swearing-in ceremony, breaking tradition by becoming the first president not to attend for the first time since 1869.
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But while Trump repeatedly insulted Biden during the election campaign, calling him ‘crooked’ and ‘sleepy Joe’, it appears he said some nice things about him after all.
Contents of Trump letter to Biden disclose surprising details
When he took over the White House, Biden revealed that Trump left him a ‘very generous letter’ as outgoing president.
As he spoke back in 2021, Biden said he wouldn’t share the ‘private’ contents of the letter.
And now, five years letter it seems that time has come, as Biden has shared the letter in his upcoming memoir, which is titled ‘Promise Me, America’.
The New York Times published an excerpt from the book which contains details of that letter.
The letter was contained in an envelope marked ‘46’ in tribute to Biden becoming the 46th president of America.
What Trump wrote in the letter:
“Coming to work every day in the Oval Office is a blessing beyond imagination. History resounds from every wall, every statue, every beautiful painting and every corner of this magical place. Each staircase, hallway and door leads to yet another door and memory, another inflection point in the glorious story of America.
“I hope you take a moment every single day to take stock of where you are and the people who came before you, the titans who shaped the course of human events. You now have the opportunity to choose your place in history and I know you will be true to yourself and the American people.
“Many presidents have come and gone who simply governed as Republicans or Democrats. Largely, they did not change history, they were just swept along in its relentless tide. This will not happen to you because I know how much you love the American people.”
Biden’s new role meant he carried “the hopes and dreams of the entire nation on your shoulders”, Trump further wrote.
“The gravity of that fact never leaves you, it is the anchor that grounds every decision you make,” he continued.
“Your strength, your deepest reservoir of energy, comes from the knowledge that millions upon millions of people are depending on you. Their ambitions and aspirations are the reason you are here, with so many counting on your success.”
“May God bless you and Jill, and may God bless America!”
Biden also revealed that, according to Trump, the two would have been good friends had it not been for politics.
“You know, Joe, if it weren’t for politics, I believe we’d be good friends. Yes, if it weren’t for politics, we’d spend all our time golfing together”, Trump said.
It is very unlike that Biden will forgive him for his autopen picture instead of his portrait, however, which Trump hanged last year and even made Chinese leader Xi Jinping laugh about it during a recent White House meeting.